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  • The Evil Inclination

    December 29th, 200901:46 PM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    "I make peace, and create evil; I am the LORD, that doeth all these things." " עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם וּבוֹרֵא רָע; אֲנִי יְהוָה, עֹשֶׂה כָל-אֵלֶּה." Isaiah 45:7 The Evil Inclination, Yetzer hara in Hebrew, is a term in Judaism that refers to the temptation to do evil and to disobey and ignore God's will....

  • The Zohar

    December 28th, 200901:08 PM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    Sefer ha -Zohar is one of the most famous and unique books that were ever written. It is a classic text of the Kabala. The Zohar is a collection of commentaries on the Torah (five books of Moses), intended to guide people who have already achieved high spiritual degrees to the root of their souls. The Zohar is written in medieval Aramaic and medie...

  • Elijah the prophet- an initiator or doer of the lord command?

    December 27th, 200902:22 PM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    I don't think that there is one who doesn't know Elijah the prophet- we all heard about the miracles that he has done with the widow's food or widow's son in the book of kings. But, one of the most important things about Elijah seems to be forgotten - the beginning of Elijah...Maybe the beginning is forgotten because there is no clear start to him ...

  • Ten things were created at twilight on the eve of the first Sabbath

    December 23rd, 200907:16 AM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    The ten things were created at twilight on the eve of the first Sabbath are ten objects ,that according to the Sages , were created on the eve of the world's first Sabbath, in the mystical twilight after the sun had set but the stars had not yet appeared. The ten things are: the mouth of the earth, the mouth of the well, the mouth of Balaam's ass,...

  • Sefer Zerubbabel

    December 22nd, 200910:27 PM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    Sefer Zerubbabel, also called the Book of Zerubbabel or the Apocalypse of Zerubbabel, is an apocalyptic and mystical book that describes the end of the world and coming of the Messiah. Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel and grandson of Jehoiachin, was the leader of the first return of the exiles from Babylonian captivity in 538 B.C. Under his leadership ...

  • elohim by louis cladder

    December 20th, 200905:42 AM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    Hey to all of the readers and shalom from Jerusalem! Every month we are going to share some Thoughts about the one who unites us all- The Omnipotent, The Almighty, The Lord - in a blog that we will be written by one of you, my special friends. Today we are hosting one of my students of the biblical Hebrew, Louis Cladder from Netherland! Thank you L...

  • Hell in Judaism- Gehenna-part 1,2

    December 15th, 200901:38 PM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    Most of us are familiar with the concept of Hell from what we see in the Media: Hell is a place where sinners and evil people go after death. We are told that hell is a fiery place of torment and the souls are suffering for eternity. In Judaism however, and in the Bible particularly, there is no mention of a place called hell. In Judaism hell has ...

  • Jewish mythology- The Salamander

    December 14th, 200901:53 PM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    There are many stories about mysterious monsters and creatures in Hebrew Scriptures. One of the most fascinating creatures is the Salamander. According to the Rabbi Abuhu in the name of Raabi Eliezer , the Salamander emerges from fire and If one smears his hand or any other part of his body with its blood, the spot is proof against fire as mention...

  • 1 kings 18 - a story of decision

    December 14th, 200901:05 PM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    Whenever I am looking at people, who need to have a critical decision about their life, when they are in a junction that they need to choose whether to go right or left, I remind the saying of Elijah the prophet in the book of kings, when he want to show the people of Israel who is the real God, what is the good way to choose, what is the belief th...

  • Bitter Destruction

    December 13th, 200907:18 AM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    In the Book of Deuteronomy 32:24 we can find the first and only reference to bitter destruction in the Bible: " מְזֵי רָעָב וּלְחֻמֵי רֶשֶׁף, {ר} וְקֶטֶב מְרִירִי; {ס} וְשֶׁן-בְּהֵמֹת, אֲשַׁלַּח-בָּם, {ר} עִם-חֲמַת, זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר. {ס}" "The wasting of hunger...

  • Hanukkah -The miracle of the cruse of oil

    December 10th, 200902:03 PM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    On the 25TH of Kislev begin the eight days of Hanukkah. The Jewish people celebrate Chanukah in order to indicate the great victory of the Hasmoneans over the Greeks. After the victory they wanted to light a fire and they went into the second Temple. Once they were there, they found a single cruse of pure oil. Enough to light the Menorah (Hanukkah ...

  • The bed of Sodom

    December 07th, 200902:19 PM ET
    By Eli Dahan, Biblical teacher at eTeacherBiblical.com
    In The Book of Genesis we can read about the people of Sodom.  The people of Sodom were known for their wickedness, moral decadence and sexual irresponsibility. Because of their actions, God has decided to obliterate Sodom: " וַיַּהֲפֹךְ אֶת-הֶעָרִים הָאֵל, וְאֵת כָּל-הַכִּכָּר, וְאֵת כָ...
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